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The Bankers Draft (Free House)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Adnams - Avery 3 Point 5 Session AleExcellent1
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - TigerGood1
Greene King - AbbotNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles BestNot Tried0
Adnams - LighthouseNot Tried0
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)Not Tried0
Bath Ales - Hefeweizen HareNot Tried0
Caledonian - Devil's AdvocateNot Tried0

Visits Details

01 Nov 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Early evening visit. Surprisingly packed and lots taking advantage of food offers - not me.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Adnams - Avery 3 Point 5 Session Ale3.50ExcellentStrong bitter taste for a 3.5%er
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Bath Ales - Hefeweizen Hare4.70Not Tried
Caledonian - Devil's Advocate4.20Not Tried
02 Aug 2012 (Philip Pirrip)
Launch off pub for an evening elsewhere. TVs dominated showing Olympics Velodrome cycling activity. General hubbub for the early evening.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Everards (see entries against Joule's & Robinsons whilst its new brewery was being built) - Tiger4.20GoodA middling traditional bitter
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best3.70Not Tried
Adnams - Lighthouse3.40Not Tried
Eagle (formerly Wells & Young's, formerly Charles Wells, formerly Wells) - Bombardier (was Bombardier Glorious English) (use Eagle entry now please)4.10Not Tried

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About The Bankers Draft

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent9
Good13
Acceptable8
Poor-

The pub is found in Eltham, Greater London, SE9 1BW.

Located in the High Street of Eltham on a traffic- lighted corner opposite Eltham Church. Allegedly the smallest Wetherspoon pub adorned with 7 handpumps. Opened in May 1993 in a former Barclays Bank branch. The usual upstairs trek to toilets. Placed up for sale by Wetherspoon September 2022 with 31 others. Sold and closed on Sunday 20th August 2023. Future use was unknown but reopened on Saturday 26th August 2023 under new operator SJ Leisure London Ltd, selling cask national brand beers.

We have visited this pub 32 times, seen 85 different beers and tried 27 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE9 1BW